Franciscan Brothers of Peace

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I’d Like to Say: It’s Time to Act Like St. Francis 

In our world of differing political opinions, this Franciscan brother asks you to consider what St. Francis would do to cultivate respect and understanding.
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Bedrock of Franciscan Peacemaking

Mutual giving and receiving is the bedrock of Franciscan peacemaking.
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Franciscan Brothers of Peace live Christ’s ‘radical love’ in their ministry

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Brian Gibson met Michael Gaworski in February 1981 at a charismatic prayer meeting in Shakopee, Minnesota. It was right before Gaworski founded Pro-Life Action Ministries, where today Gibson works as its executive director. Franciscan Brothers ...
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St. Francis and His Canticle of the Creatures

We all owe a great debt to St. Francis of Assisi and to his Canticle of the Creatures for leading us to the conviction that all brother and sister creatures make up one family under God’s loving care.
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How to Be an Instrument of Peace

Saint Francis of Assisi once summed up the mission of the community he founded. “Brothers,” he said, “we have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.”
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